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 * This work was performed within the IoT_at_Work Project
 * and partially funded by the European Commission's
 * 7th Framework Programme under the contract ICT-257367.
 *
 * Authors:
 *      Salvatore Piccione (TXT e-solutions SpA)
 *
 * Contributors:
 *        Domenico Rotondi (TXT e-solutions SpA)
 **************************************************************************/
package it.txt.ens.core;

/**
 * This interface defines the parameters required to retrieve a specific X.509 certificate.
 * 
 * @author Salvatore Piccione (TXT e-solutions SpA - salvatore.piccione AT txtgroup.com)
 * @author Domenico Rotondi (TXT e-solutions SpA - domenico.rotondi AT txtgroup.com)
 *
 */
public interface X509CertificateRetrievalParameters{
    
    /**
     * Returns the password of the cryptographic private key.<br/>
     * The private key is shipped with the certificate chain for the corresponding public key.
     * 
     * @return the password of the private key
     */
    public char[] getPrivateKeyPassword ();
    
    /**
     * Returns the subject of the X.509 certificate accompanying the private - public key pair.
     * 
     * @return the subject of the X.509 certificate
     */
    public String getX509CertificateSubject ();
}
